{"id":76391,"date":"2024-06-29T07:50:14","date_gmt":"2024-06-29T06:50:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.taxresearch.org.uk\/Blog\/?p=76391"},"modified":"2024-06-29T07:50:14","modified_gmt":"2024-06-29T06:50:14","slug":"why-does-society-hate-thinkers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.taxresearch.org.uk\/Blog\/2024\/06\/29\/why-does-society-hate-thinkers\/","title":{"rendered":"Why does society hate thinkers?"},"content":{"rendered":"

This morning's short video <\/a>has now been published. In it, I argue that thinkers exist to upset people. That\u2019s what \u201cthinking outside the box\u201d will always do. So, bosses don\u2019t want thinkers. They want \u201cteam players\u201d instead. And that\u2019s why business in the UK has such a lousy track record when it comes to innovation.<\/p>\n

You can view the video here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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The transcript is:<\/p>\n

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Why does society hate thinkers?<\/em><\/p>\n

Have you seen the job adverts which say, \u201cWe want a self-starter: we want somebody who can think outside the box\u201d?<\/em><\/p>\n

And then they also say, \u201cWe need you to be a team player. And someone who has strong social skills, so that they can integrate into our team.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Look, these things are contradictory.<\/em><\/p>\n

They're meant to be. Because in reality, no company wants somebody who thinks outside the box. That's deeply upsetting for everybody who's thinking inside the box.<\/em><\/p>\n

The fact is that we have a productivity crisis in this country. And that's largely because we actually suppress the ability of anybody who can think by telling them, \u201cThink like everyone else\u201d.<\/em><\/p>\n

If we want to innovate, change, and advance our society, we have to start appreciating the thinkers that our big businesses most certainly do not at present.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This morning’s short video has now been published. In it, I argue that thinkers exist to upset people. That\u2019s what \u201cthinking outside the box\u201d will
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